Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sharjah FC win with a probability of 35.88%. A draw had a probability of 33.8% and a win for Al Quwa Al Jawiya had a probability of 30.35%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sharjah FC win was 0-1 with a probability of 16.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (7.41%) and 1-2 (6%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (17.94%), while for an Al Quwa Al Jawiya win it was 1-0 (14.52%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sharjah FC would win this match.